Cherish the Ladies

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Cherish the Ladies
Joanie Madden
Background information
Origin	New York City
Genres	Irish folk, Celtic
Years active	1985–present
Members	Joanie Madden Mary Coogan Mirella Murray Nollaig Casey Kathleen Boyle
Past members	Aoife Clancy Eimear Arkins Siobhan Egan Winifred Horan Eileen Ivers Liz Knowles Donna Long Maureen Doherty Macken Mary Rafferty Deirdre Connolly Marie Reilly Cathie Ryan Heidi Talbot Michelle Burke Roisin Dillon
Website	www.cherishtheladies.com

Cherish the Ladies is an American female super group that plays Celtic music. The band began as a concert series in New York in January 1985. It was the brainchild of Mick Moloney who wanted to showcase the brightest female musicians in America in what had been a male-dominated scene. The group took its name from a traditional Irish jig called "Cherish the Ladies", and the series opened to sold-out concerts. Their leader Joanie Madden plays flute and tin whistle. The other members of the group play a wide variety of instruments. Their albums contain both tunes (instrumental tracks) and songs (tracks with vocals).